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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/6/2024

Corporate Transparency Act, Part 4: Reporting Requirements Temporarily Suspended - As you may have been following, PilieroMazza previously reported on the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/4/2024

Department of Defense (DOD) Rules: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) - On September 26, DOD published five final rules and three proposed rules to amend the DFARS. The final rules are effective...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2024 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/23/2024

Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule: DOL Acquisition Regulation (DOLAR), DOLAR System On August 16, DOL published a final rule amending the DOLAR to remove redundant provisions and codify contractual requirements for...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/1/2024

Prepare to (Semi)Conduct Your Due Diligence! Proposed Rule to Prohibit Certain Semiconductor Products and Services - Whether you’re aware or not, semiconductors are part of a vast variety of electronics. Semiconductors...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/6/2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular: Acquisition Data Management - On May 30, OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy published a circular entitled, “Strategic Management of Acquisition Data and Information.”...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2024

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/5/2024

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council Final Rule: Establishing FAR Part 40 - On April 1, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration published a...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/27/2023

Department of Defense (DOD) Final Rule: Inapplicability of Certain Laws and Regulations to Commercial Items - DOD issues this Final Rule to amend the DFARS to address the inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2023 #4

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/25/2023

SBA to Require Individually-Owned 8(a) Firms to Support Social Disadvantage Prior to 8(a) Award Approval - As PilieroMazza recently reported, on July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 7/27/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Federal Court Prohibits SBA’s Use of Rebuttable Presumption for 8(a) Program - On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued an important decision where...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2023 #5

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/30/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GAO Sustains Rare Bid Protest Challenging Agency’s Corrective Action - In February 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) agreed to take corrective action following three bid protests filed at the...more

Good News for Small Businesses Seeking Government Funding for Research and Development: SBIR/STTR Programs Extended Through 2025

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/4/2022

Under the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (the Act), signed into law last month, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs were extended through fiscal year 2025....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2022

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/4/2022

Memorandum of Understanding Between DOJ and the NLRB - The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the National Labor Relations Board signed a memorandum of understanding with the goal of better protecting competitive...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2022 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/21/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Biden Signs PRICE Act to Reform Federal Procurement and Help Small Business Contractors, March 9, 2022, Cy Alba President Biden recently signed the PRICE Act (Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2022 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/18/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA HUBZone “Legacy Employee” Grace Period Ends: 3 Changes Affecting Recertification in 2022, February 14, 2022 - As part of sweeping changes to the HUBZone rules in the 2019 Final Rule, SBA...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – February 2022 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/10/2022

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - House Passes Stopgap Bill to Prevent Shutdown - The Hill reported that the House passed a stopgap measure to extend federal government funding until March 11, 2022, to prevent a shutdown next week...more

Summary of Agency Class Deviations Implementing Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/10/2021

The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2021 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/27/2021

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Class Deviation Regarding Exceptions to the Limitations on Subcontracting Requirements for Small Business Concerns Under FAR Part 19 - The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council published a...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - November 2020 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/25/2020

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION - Errors to Avoid when Moving State Litigation to Federal Court, November - Depending on the claims, parties, and preferences, there are multiple forums where litigants can choose to file...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2019 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/13/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - This Project Is Behind Schedule - What Is a Contractor to Do? - Construction projects rarely, if ever, go precisely as planned. One of the most common issues government contractors face is...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - June 2017 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 6/29/2017

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - “SBA Ignite Tour Blazes Across the Country.” Small Business Administration Press Release, June 21, 2017. Retrieved from sba.gov. - Administrator Linda McMahon announced that she will...more

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